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Hot Research Topics => Camouflage, Colors, and Markings => Topic started by: marek on December 23, 2007, 12:49:21 PM

Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: marek on December 23, 2007, 12:49:21 PM
http://www.mosr.sk/index.php?page=24&type=...d=main&art=7104 (http://www.mosr.sk/index.php?page=24&type=news&id=24&method=main&art=7104)
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: GTX on December 23, 2007, 12:58:55 PM
First real world application of fractal camo I've seen on an aircraft.

Regards,

Greg
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Spey_Phantom on December 23, 2007, 01:06:26 PM
now THATS what i call camo  :jawdrop:  
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: gooberliberation on December 23, 2007, 01:09:48 PM
There was a USMC hornet that had a faux fractal paint job for a while. The slovak one looks absolutely badass!

Looks like the real world has just justified whiffers to attempt fractal camoflage on eastern euro aircraft. ^_^  
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Captain Canada on December 23, 2007, 03:16:49 PM
Ssssssmokin' ! Get it ? Smokin' ?

Wicked ! Looks like crappy resolution in the thumbnails, then you click on 'em and WOW !

Nice find...thanks for that one ! I think I'd like to try a CAF Hornet like that.

:party:  
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Mossie on December 23, 2007, 04:22:58 PM
Great, but I hope it doesn't become the trend like BOG is now, blimey is that going to be a pain in the backside to paint!  Looks like the decal manufacturers are onto a winner.  Gekko, any chance??? :thumbsup:  
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: BlackOps on December 23, 2007, 08:32:59 PM
Way cool!  :wub:  Fractal looks great on this MiG 29  :thumbsup:  
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Jennings on December 23, 2007, 10:26:09 PM
Ooooooooooooohhhhhhh!!!!!



:wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Radish on December 24, 2007, 01:31:18 AM
:wub:  :wub: Cor!!!!! :wub:  
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: B777LR on December 24, 2007, 02:27:33 AM
Just wait till some model is released, in which paint scheme options consist of 2 fractal camo scheme... (HOW DO I PAINT IT! :lol: )
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Jennings on December 24, 2007, 09:59:19 AM
Quote(HOW DO I PAINT IT! :lol: )
That would actually be pretty straightforward to do using decals - IF one had the decals...

J
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: noxioux on December 24, 2007, 10:33:28 AM
That's a sexy bird. . .

I don't think painting that sort of scheme will be much more difficult than any other, just more time consuming with the fiddly little bits of tape.  While the one or two schemes I've tried were nowhere near that detailed, I don't see why you'd have to rely on decals, unless the subject was really small, like 1/144, say.
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: B777LR on December 24, 2007, 01:24:31 PM
Quote
Quote(HOW DO I PAINT IT! :lol: )
That would actually be pretty straightforward to do using decals - IF one had the decals...

J
...* cough cough* academy decals *cough cough*...
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Jennings on December 24, 2007, 08:44:45 PM
Quote...* cough cough* academy decals *cough cough*...
Hmm... I happen to know someone (sitting in the same chair I happen to be sitting in at the moment) who has recently done some decal work for MRC/Academy ;)

J
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: upnorth on December 25, 2007, 06:29:34 AM
I do hope the Slovak air force will be kind enough to bring it to Brno in September for the annual airshow. :wub:  
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: B777LR on December 25, 2007, 07:23:00 AM
Quote
Quote...* cough cough* academy decals *cough cough*...
Hmm... I happen to know someone (sitting in the same chair I happen to be sitting in at the moment) who has recently done some decal work for MRC/Academy ;)

J
Oh please do tell! :thumbsup:  
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Ian the Kiwi Herder on December 26, 2007, 02:24:00 AM
Hey Radish, someone stole your idea and put it on a REALLY BIG MODEL !

Ian
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Radish on December 26, 2007, 04:13:41 AM
And they're very naughty.

An advantage with the digi-cam is any colour can be used for re-touches. :wub:  
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Ian the Kiwi Herder on December 26, 2007, 10:23:20 AM
Yes you're right, sort of like the USN did in th eigties when they first got the tac grey camo on the A-7/A-6/F-14.... ever see the Jean-Pierre Montbazet photos - Osprey Colour Series - D*mn, I think they used every possible colour of grey they could find, and when they ran-low, started mixing them all together !!

Ian
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: John Howling Mouse on December 26, 2007, 10:37:30 AM
mmmm, I love it when the "real" world finally catches up to us What-Iffers!
Title: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: lancer on January 02, 2008, 05:26:33 AM
Damm, that is gorgeous. Best looking cammo I've ever seen on a MiG
Title: Re: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Mossie on December 04, 2008, 06:19:15 AM
Found some more images of Slovakian aircraft in digital camouflage, Mi-17 Hips this time.  The colours & camo pretty much follow the original pattern except more 'square' of course & with the cream & black 'flecks' added.  It seems that the Slovakian Air Force is rolling this camo type out over the whole fleet.

(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi72.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi176%2FMossie105%2FAircraft%2FMilMi-17DigitalCamouflage01.jpg&hash=d8305c42552e017b3d109880e9460b0b6bd802f6)

(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi72.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi176%2FMossie105%2FAircraft%2FMilMi-17DigitalCamouflage02.jpg&hash=ed0ba1120315c0a9b4092bafa426b09960d77f59)

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Title: Re: Slovak Mig-29 - Nice Camo:)
Post by: Robert on December 22, 2008, 05:42:42 AM
Here's an interesting link about this camouflage scheme:

http://www.hyperstealth.com/Mig29/cloudcam.html (http://www.hyperstealth.com/Mig29/cloudcam.html)